Chapter 1734
Wealth Moves People
The discovery of human skulls in the shack, and more than one at that, is certainly intriguing.
Wang An withdrew his foot, turned around and walked a few steps to the shack, peering inside through the cracks in the shack.
As Wang An looked inside, Wang Li and Mu Xueli also leaned in.
These mountain huts are usually built with straw mats, bundles of straw, or simply bundles of branches tied together.
The shack in front of us was built using countless bundles of tree branches.
Therefore, although the shack is very dilapidated, the overall framework is still intact, and the bundles of branches remain connected.
If you don't look closely, you really can't see what's inside the shack.
"Holy crap, there really are several skulls in here, no, not just skulls, but also the bones in the body." Mu Xueli said with a look of surprise after seeing the scene inside.
Of course, Wang An and the other two also saw what was inside.
As Mu Xueli said, this shack actually contained not only human skulls, but also complete human skeletons, and several of them.
Looking at the skeleton inside, Wang Li couldn't help but ask:
"What the hell happened? How did all these people end up dead here?"
Wang An shook his head and said:
"Who knows? Judging from their posture before they died, they were probably poisoned."
As he spoke, Wang An grabbed two bundles of tree branches that were being used as the roof of the shack and threw them aside with a forceful throw.
Seeing this, Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong each grabbed a bundle of tree branches and threw it aside.
In an instant, the scene inside was fully revealed to everyone.
Inside the shack, there were four complete human skeletons.
By this time, these skeletons had been completely buried by weeds.
However, because the shack is often dark, the weeds grow very thin and are all withered and yellow.
Of course, each skeleton was dressed in clothes, but the clothes were so badly weathered and torn that there were hardly any rags left.
It's clear that these people suffered greatly before they died, because their bones were all curled up, and each of them was in the position of choking themselves with their hands before they died.
Next to the four human skeletons were the skeletons of some small animals, including rats, yellow-throated martens, and weasels.
It is clear that these small animals died from poisoning after eating the flesh of these people.
The four of them were stunned for a moment, then Mu Xueli said with a sigh:
"Do you think these people had an internal conflict? And then one of them poisoned them, and they all died?"
Wang An nodded and said in agreement:
"Hmm, judging from this, it should be. The poison used is probably arsenic. Only arsenic is so potent that it can kill several groups of people in a row."
Wang An's statement about "poisoning several generations" refers to a characteristic of arsenic, a highly toxic substance. To give an analogy, if a mouse dies from eating arsenic, a cat will die if it eats the mouse's carcass, a dog will die if it eats the cat's carcass, and if a person eats the dog's carcass, then nine out of ten people who eat dog meat will also die.
After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li said from the side:
"Judging from this, their ginseng gang must have hauled a lot of goods, but the guy who poisoned them all got away with it. Holy crap, that poisoner is ruthless, incredibly ruthless. Isn't he afraid of these people's families retaliating against him?"
Mu Xueli sighed, shook her head, and echoed:
"Yeah, it's just bad luck that there's such a treacherous and vicious guy in the Ginseng Gang."
Whether it's ginseng digging in the mountains or hunting in the mountains, the key lies in six words: "people and hearts, horses and saddles."
Hunting in the mountains is slightly better, because apart from the fact that the money involved in killing bear gallbladders is relatively large, ordinary meat is not worth much, so there are fewer cases of cheating one's companions.
But ginseng digging in the mountains is a completely different story. If you find a good ginseng nest, the money involved can be enormous.
Let's not go too far back, just talk about the ginseng seedling that Wang An and his three companions dug up the day before yesterday.
Given the value and rarity of that ginseng seedling, if it were placed in another ginseng group, it would definitely arouse the greed of many people, who would want to keep it all for themselves.
There's no way around it; the saying "money moves people's hearts" applies to almost everyone.
However, some people have the desire to steal but not the courage, while others are so ruthless that they kill all their companions, leaving only themselves to enjoy the fruits of victory.
So while the scene that unfolded in this shack was shocking in its cruelty, it also felt somewhat normal.
Wang An thought for a moment, then turned and walked to another shack. He pulled aside the bundles of branches on top and saw that there were also complete human bones in this shack, but there were only three, one less than in the previous shack.
Wang An's actions naturally attracted the attention of Mu Xueli and the other two, who immediately walked over to him.
Upon seeing the three human skeletons in this shack, Wang Li immediately exclaimed in shock:
"Holy crap, there are still three here. Did they get wiped out by the whole team?"
Mu Xueli pointed to the human bones at the entrance of the shack and said:
"No, that guy wasn't poisoned. Judging from the looks of it, he was shot to death."
Huang Zhong said thoughtfully:
"That means this person was discovered by his accomplice while poisoning the poison, and before he could even run away, his accomplice shot him to death."
Mu Xueli grinned and nodded:
"Yeah, we think the same thing, that's probably it."
Wang An did not participate in the discussion, but pointed to the two tattered sacks at the entrance of the shack and said to the three men:
“You three, go and take the contents out of those two tattered sacks. If I’m not mistaken, they should be full of 'bangchui baozi' (a type of steamed bun).”
There were indeed two burlap sacks under a few bundles of branches at the entrance of the shack. However, because of the long time that had passed and the fact that the sacks had been soaked by rain and had never seen the sun for years, they had rotted and turned black. Now they were mixed with the rotten leaves on the branches and the overgrown weeds inside the shack, so they were almost invisible.
After Wang An finished speaking, Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong's eyes lit up, and they immediately followed Wang An's direction, walking over with excited expressions.
Soon, Wang Li, Mu Xueli, and Huang Zhong cleared the bundles of branches from the entrance of the shack to the side.
Then Wang Li said, looking speechless:
"Holy crap, these guys are really idiots. What the hell are they after?" (End of Chapter)